My tractor and skidsteer

[Gatorboy]

Hi guys,

I'm new here, and I'm not in the lawn business (I used to be back in the early 80's). I still try and buy good stuff to take care of my own lawn however. I currently use a Scag 48" walk-behind for home use.

I own 50 acres in Fallston, Maryland and bought some equipment to improve/maintain it and I thought I'd post some pictures of my equipment seeing that the Forum is called Large Tractor and Skid Steer.

Hopefully someday I will be building a home on this property, but currently I am starting a tree farm (shade trees) and growing them using the Whitcomb System (Rootmaker Products).

Click on the photos to get a larger image.

My Tractor (Kubota M8950):

http://www.pbase.com/image/416962/medium.jpg (http://www.pbase.com/image/416962/large.jpg)

My Mower (Rhino 15' Flexwing):

http://www.pbase.com/image/236689/medium.jpg
(http://www.pbase.com/image/236689/large.jpg)

My Skidsteer (Bobcat 873):
http://www.pbase.com/image/717236/medium.jpg (http://www.pbase.com/image/717236/large.jpg)

[GLAN]

Nice equipment.

50 acres..........hmmm. Must be nice and quiet.

Me........I would build a home right smack in the middle and dance around naked outside......:)

LOL

If I should ever decide to toss it in and retire. I would liquidate everything and do 1 of 3 things.

1 - Buy some 500 - 1,000 acres in Montana or Wyoming. House smack in the middle and disapear and stop paying taxes.

2 - Buy a town or something in South America.

3 - Live out the last of my days in Australia or New Zealand.



It's my dreams that keep me going.......:)

[Lawngodfather]

Me........I would build a home right smack in the middle and dance around naked outside......:)Yeah you would need all those acres, the animals will need some where to run away from you to..........:S(

I'll take the Bobcat.......

That looks like fun, what do you do now for work?

[AssistSuper]

Nice toys, I am the jealous now.

[Gatorboy]

That looks like fun, what do you do now for work?
I'm a software engineer.

[The Mowerdude]

....I'm not in the lawn business (I used to be back in the early 80's).

Yeah, that was when you could actually make a living cutting grass. :S(

You're being a software engineer explains the sig line, a funny one I might add.

Welcome to the cafe. New guys buy the coffee. :l)

[MikeGamb]

Daddy Like :?)

[334 lawn co.]

tree farms are pretty easy to operate--i run a 1000 acre tree farm in south alabama--we grow pine to make paper and telephone poles--we cut on a 6 yr. rotation--(just watch out for fires--some stupid ass guy rode buy our place on just rims and caught 12 acres on fire---he was drunk---huge fine--had it coming)

[Dusty]

so how is it going have u gotten any trees up and growing yet?

[Matty Mallard]

so how is it going have u gotten any trees up and growing yet?
Some nice toys for around the house...

[The Mowerdude]

some stupid ass guy rode buy our place on just rims and caught 12 acres on fire---he was drunk---huge fine--had it coming)


I don't suppose the fine was enough to pay for the lost 12 acres, was it?

[Matty Mallard]

I don't suppose the fine was enough to pay for the lost 12 acres, was it?
I doubt that,

[334 lawn co.]

we do have trees already growing--we have cut twice now for bout $1000 per acre and no--the fine was not quite enough to cover the damage but the state--or at least the american tree farm asso.-- will give us the $ to pay for new trees--the only hard part is keeping the rows mowed good--cause u cant see the tree--our tractor only gets 1 inch clearance per side---off subject--anyway --yeah we had to rent a tigercat tree grinder and run it for about 2 wks--that thing has some serious juice goin in it.----
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[Matty Mallard]

Some serious equipment they make.

[334 lawn co.]

yup-sho be

[Matty Mallard]

yup-sho be
are you speaking jive now?